Course Description
Analysis of recent research, theoretical developments, and social issues relevant to the determinants of the at-risk classification of young children and their families. Child, family, and societal roles in early educational intervention are examined with a focus on the efficacy of particular early education intervention models.
Athena Title
Early Education Child At-Risk
Prerequisite
EPSY 6010 or EPSY 6010E
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to construct the definition of risk and promise.
- Students will be able to describe current research-based determinants of risk and promise classifications in academic, social, medical, behavioral, and environmental settings.
- Students will be able to describe the origins, history, and evolution of the at-risk/at-promise model.
- Students will be able to synthesize the current research studies on risk and their impact on policy decisions made for children, families, schools, and communities.
- Students will be able to describe the efficacy and complexity of identification and classification of those approaches for individuals at-risk/at-promise.
- Students will be able to evaluate current models of educational intervention and the evidence as to their efficacy.
Topical Outline
- A. Constructing the Definition of the At-Risk/At-Promise Child
- B. Academic, Social, Biological, Behavioral, and Environmental Determinants of Risk and Success
- C. The History of the Risk Model
- D. Analysis of the Systems that Contribute to Risk Status
- E. What Does Research Have to Say About Children and Families At-Risk/At-Promise?
- F. Policy Issues Related to Risk
- G. Identifying and Classifying Individuals at Risk
- H. Early Educational Intervention Models (e.g., Head Start, Early Head Start, Abecedarian Project, Preschool Models
[Consortium for Longitudinal Studies], Chapter One, Reading Recovery, Success for All, Retention, Pullout Programs, Parental Involvement, School Development Program, Parent Child Development Centers)
